Set against the backdrop of World War II, this story follows a young Japanese-American boy and his family who are interned after the Pearl Harbor attack. Faced with despair in their bleak environment, the boy and his father unite the camp's residents by creating a baseball diamond and establishing a league, fostering hope and community amidst adversity.
Exploring the formative years of Bruce Lee's life in 1940s and 1950s Hong Kong, this true story delves into his childhood experiences that shaped his future as a martial artist and film icon. It highlights his early influences, struggles, and the cultural environment that contributed to his legendary status. The narrative offers a glimpse into the personal and social factors that molded Lee's character and passion for martial arts before he achieved global fame.
In 1940, five-year-old Hiroki Sugihara, the eldest son of the Japanese consul to Lithuania, saw from the consulate window hundreds of Jewish refugees from Poland. They had come to Hiroki's father with a desperate request: Could consul Sugihara write visas for them to escape the Nazi threat?The Japanese government denied Sugihara's repeated requests to issue the visas. Unable to ignore the plight of the refugees, he turned to his family. Together they made the crucial decision that saved thousands of lives.Passage to Freedom, based on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, is one of the most important stories to emerge from the ruins of the Holocaust. It is the story of one man's remarkable courage, and the respect between a father and a son who shared the weight of witness and an amazing act of humanity.
A powerful biography of Michi Weglyn, the Japanese-American fashion designer whose activism fuelled a movement for recognition of and reparations for America's Second World War concentration camps
In this blend of fiction and nonfiction, two young Japanese American sisters try to make sense of a world where their government imprisons them in World War II concentration camps while some of their friends and neighbors come to their aid.